5th parallel south
# 5th parallel south

The 5th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 5 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Southeast Asia, Australasia, the Pacific Ocean and South America.

## Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 5° south passes through:

    Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 5°0′S 0°0′E﻿ / ﻿5.000°S 0.000°E﻿ / -5.000; 0.000﻿ (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean 5°0′S 11°59′E﻿ / ﻿5.000°S 11.983°E﻿ / -5.000; 11.983﻿ (Republic of the Congo)  Republic of the Congo For about 7 km 5°0′S 12°2′E﻿ / ﻿5.000°S 12.033°E﻿ / -5.000; 12.033﻿ (Angola)  Angola Cabinda exclave 5°0′S 12°38′E﻿ / ﻿5.000°S 12.633°E﻿ / -5.000; 12.633﻿ (Democratic Republic of the Congo)  Democratic Republic of the Congo 5°0′S 29°7′E﻿ / ﻿5.000°S 29.117°E﻿ / -5.000; 29.117﻿ (Lake Tanganyika) Lake Tanganyika 5°0′S 29°46′E﻿ / ﻿5.000°S 29.767°E﻿ / -5.000; 29.767﻿ (Tanzania)  Tanzania 5°0′S 39°8′E﻿ / ﻿5.000°S 39.133°E﻿ / -5.000; 39.133﻿ (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Pemba Channel 5°0′S 39°40′E﻿ / ﻿5.000°S 39.667°E﻿ / -5.000; 39.667﻿ (Tanzania)  Tanzania Island of Pemba 5°0′S 39°52′E﻿ / ﻿5.000°S 39.867°E﻿ / -5.000; 39.867﻿ (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Passing through the Amirante Islands, Seychelles Passing just south of Mahé island, Seychelles Passing just north of Peros Banhos atoll, British Indian Ocean Territory 5°0′S 103°45′E﻿ / ﻿5.000°S 103.750°E﻿ / -5.000; 103.750﻿ (Indonesia)  Indonesia Island of Sumatra 5°0′S 105°52′E﻿ / ﻿5.000°S 105.867°E﻿ / -5.000; 105.867﻿ (Java Sea) Java Sea Passing close by several small islands of Indonesia 5°0′S 119°28′E﻿ / ﻿5.000°S 119.467°E﻿ / -5.000; 119.467﻿ (Indonesia)  Indonesia Island of Sulawesi 5°0′S 120°18′E﻿ / ﻿5.000°S 120.300°E﻿ / -5.000; 120.300﻿ (Banda Sea) Banda Sea Gulf of Boni - passing just north of the island of Kabaena, Indonesia 5°0′S 122°23′E﻿ / ﻿5.000°S 122.383°E﻿ / -5.000; 122.383﻿ (Indonesia)  Indonesia Islands of Muna and Buton 5°0′S 122°57′E﻿ / ﻿5.000°S 122.950°E﻿ / -5.000; 122.950﻿ (Banda Sea) Banda Sea Passing close by several small islands of Indonesia 5°0′S 137°15′E﻿ / ﻿5.000°S 137.250°E﻿ / -5.000; 137.250﻿ (Indonesia)  Indonesia Island of New Guinea 5°0′S 141°0′E﻿ / ﻿5.000°S 141.000°E﻿ / -5.000; 141.000﻿ (Papua New Guinea)  Papua New Guinea Island of New Guinea 5°0′S 145°47′E﻿ / ﻿5.000°S 145.783°E﻿ / -5.000; 145.783﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Bismarck Sea, passing close by several small islands of Papua New Guinea 5°0′S 151°15′E﻿ / ﻿5.000°S 151.250°E﻿ / -5.000; 151.250﻿ (Papua New Guinea)  Papua New Guinea Island of New Britain 5°0′S 151°57′E﻿ / ﻿5.000°S 151.950°E﻿ / -5.000; 151.950﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Solomon Sea - Passing just south of the island of New Ireland, Papua New Guinea - Passing just north of Buka Island, Papua New Guinea An unnamed part of the ocean - Passing just north of Ontong Java Atoll, Solomon Islands - Passing just south of Nikumaroro atoll, Kiribati 5°0′S 81°4′W﻿ / ﻿5.000°S 81.067°W﻿ / -5.000; -81.067﻿ (Peru)  Peru Piura 5°0′S 79°3′W﻿ / ﻿5.000°S 79.050°W﻿ / -5.000; -79.050﻿ (Ecuador)  Ecuador For about 4 km at the southernmost point of the country 5°0′S 79°0′W﻿ / ﻿5.000°S 79.000°W﻿ / -5.000; -79.000﻿ (Peru)  Peru Cajamarca Amazonas Loreto 5°0′S 72°35′W﻿ / ﻿5.000°S 72.583°W﻿ / -5.000; -72.583﻿ (Brazil)  Brazil Amazonas Pará Maranhão Piauí Ceará Rio Grande do Norte 5°0′S 36°50′W﻿ / ﻿5.000°S 36.833°W﻿ / -5.000; -36.833﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
